Sister's Slam Dunk

Sister's Slam Dunk

Sister's Slam Dunk season 1
Also known as Unnie's Slam Dunk
Genre Reality show
Starring Season 2:
Kim Sook
Hong Jin-kyung
Kang Ye-won
Han Chae-young
Hong Jin-young
Minzy
Jeon So-mi
Season 1:
Ra Mi-ran
Kim Sook
Hong Jin-kyung
Min Hyo-rin
Jessi
Tiffany
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 49 (as of May 26, 2017)
Production
Producer(s) Park In-seok
Hwang Min-kyu
Park Seon-hye
Chae Seung-woo
Location(s) Seoul
Running time 140 minutes
Release
Original network KBS 2TV
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08) – present
External links
Website www.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/sisters/

Sister's Slam Dunk (Hangul: 언니들의 슬램덩크; RR: Eonnideurui Seullaemdeongkeu) is a South Korean reality show that aired every Friday on KBS 2TV from April 8 to December 2, 2016. The show's first season featured an all-female cast consisting of Ra Mi-ran, Kim Sook, Hong Jin-kyung, Min Hyo-rin, Jessi and Tiffany, and followed their attempts at fulfilling each cast member's dream using a budget of ₩2,196,000 or approximately $2,000.[1]

The cast members formed a special girl group named "Unnies" (Hangul: 언니쓰; RR: Eonnisseu) and released a Park Jin-young-produced single titled "Shut Up", featuring You Hee-yeol, in July 2016.[2][3][1]

Season 2 of the program focused primarily on the girl group project, which was Min Hyo-rin's dream in season 1. The show followed seven members, Kang Ye-won, Han Chae-young, Hong Jin-young, Minzy and Jeon So-mi, with Kim Sook and Hong Jin-kyung returning, as they formed the second generation of "Unnies", produced by Kim Hyeong-seok (Park Jin-young's mentor). The fulfillment of each member's personal dreams have become the side projects of the program.[4] The fan club name for the group remains as "Dongsaengs" (i.e. younger siblings) and their official greeting, as suggested by Heo Kyung-hwan, is "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!, Hello! We are Unnies!", with an emphasis on the basketball shooting motion while saying "Shoot". Their official fandom object is a denim-colored balloon.

Content

Sister's Slam Dunk follows the "Real Variety Show" format where the content are mostly unscripted. Additionally, there are no signature segments within the show, as it focuses on completing a single major objective over the course of several episodes. In resemblance to a reality show and a documentary show, each episodes also documented their activities together and the relationship between the members. In season 1, the overarching theme of the show is the fulfillment of each member's dreams. Every episodes is focused on accomplishing several tasks that would lead to the fulfillment of those dreams. The members' dreams are as followed, in chronological order.

  1. Kim Sook – Obtaining a bus driver's license. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members, especially Kim Sook and Jessi, practicing the way to drive a bus with the final task is to participate in a qualification exam to obtain the license.
  2. Min Hyo-rin – Debuting in a girl group. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members practicing singing and dancing techniques to debut as idol singers. The members created a girl group, called "Unnies", and a song was produced for the members by Park Jin-young of JYP Entertainment with the final task is to perform at the KBS Music Bank.
  3. Jessi – Completing three missions from the past, present and future from Jessi's father. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members accommodating to the requests of Jessi's parents with the final task is to create a fake wedding for Jessi.
  4. Hong Jin-kyung – Producing a Hong Jingyeong Show. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members filming a short film with the final task is to submit the short film into a film festival.
  5. Ra Mi-ran – Building a restaurant, having a photoshoot and producing a Christmas carol. Episodes for this dream revolves around the members planning and working to build the restaurant after finding an abandoned building. Additionally, similar to Min Hyo-rin's dream, the members practice their singing techniques in preparation for the carol recording.

In season 2, the format remains as "Real Variety Show" without a scripted segment and follows the members activities across a couple of days. However, the theme of the show become focused on the continuation of the girl group project, "Unnies". The content for each episodes chronicles the members progress towards releasing songs and training for their stage performance. Similar to season 1, each episodes documented their activities for a couple of days and their bonding as group members.

Cast

Season 1

Season 2

Timeline

Episodes

Year Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
2016 33 April 8, 2016 December 2, 2016
2017 16 February 10, 2017 May 26, 2017

Season 1

Season 2

Ratings

In the table below, the blue number represents the lowest ratings and the red number represents the highest ratings.

Season 1

Season 2

Discography

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
Sales Album
KOR
[10]
US
World

[11]
"Shut Up"
(featuring You Hee-yeol)
3 Non-album single
"Right?" (맞지?)
  • Released: May 12, 2017
  • Label: KBS Media, LOEN Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
2 10
"LaLaLa Song" (랄랄라 송) 48 22
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Controversy

On August 14, 2016, (the day before Korean Liberation Day), Tiffany posted photos on Instagram and, a day later, onto Snapchat that included the current Japanese flag and the Rising Sun design which was part of a Snapchat geo-filter respectively while performing in Tokyo as a part of SM Town Live World Tour V. Although she had taken down her Snapchat post within minutes after posting, she faced substantial criticism, and she deleted the Instagram images soon after as well.[15] The program received an outpouring of complaints demanding for the show to remove Tiffany. On August 18, 2016, the program announced that after discussing the situation with S.M. Entertainment, the decision to withdraw was reached. The official statement reads: "As a result of the discussion, we have the final decision for Tiffany to leave the show, in consideration of what we agree to be the effect that the controversy had on the country's sentiments."[16] However, in December 2016, Tiffany reunited with the other cast members at the 15th KBS Entertainment Awards, where they opened the ceremony by performing "Shut Up".[17]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016
15th KBS Entertainment Awards[18]
Top Excellence Award in Talk Show Kim Sook Won
Top Excellence Award in Variety Show Ra Mi-ran Won
Excellence Award in Variety Show Hong Jin-kyung Nominated
Best Newcomer in Variety Show Min Hyo-rin Won
Jessi Nominated
Best Writer Ji Hyun-suk Won
PD Special Award Park Jin-young Won
2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[19] Best Variety Performer – Female Kim Sook Nominated

References

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  3. Lee Sang-won (June 30, 2016). "'Unnie's Slam Dunk' reveal filming set of music video". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. Lim, J. (2017-02-01). "Season 2 Of "Sisters' Slam Dunk" Announces First Broadcast Date Along With New Concept Image". Soompi. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 beansss (January 13, 2017). "Hong Jin Kyung and Kim Sook to be the only original members to return to 'Unnies' Slam Dunk 2'". Allkpop. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  6. 1 2 elliefilet (January 3, 2017). "Jessi and Min Hyo Rin won't be joining 'Unnies' Slam Dunk' season 2". Allkpop. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "'슬램덩크2' 김숙·홍진경·강예원·한채영·홍진영·공민지·전소미 7人확정(공식)". Naver. January 16, 2017.
  8. beansss (May 12, 2017). "Unnies's new title track 'Right?' debuts with an all-kill!". Allkpop. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  9. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  10. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  11. "World Digital Song Sales : Page 1 | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  12. Cumulative Sales for "Shut Up":
  13. Cumulative Sales for "Right?":
  14. Cumulative Sales for "LaLaLa Song":
  15. "Distortion of truth by anti-fans?".
  16. "'슬램덩크' 측 "티파니 하차 확정…당분간 5인체제" [공식입장 전문]". Naver. Sports Donga News. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  17. Kang Hee-jung (November 24, 2016). "티파니, '2016 KBS 연예대상' 깜짝 참석…언니쓰로 축하무대". News1 (in Korean). Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  18. Kim Mi-ri (December 25, 2016). "'9년 외길의 승리' 김종민, 2016 KBS 연예대상 대상 수상 (종합)". My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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